Synonyms of pry

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verb (1)

1

as in to pull

to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever

it took some effort to pry up the trap door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pull
• lift
• break
• prize
• lever
• divide
• elevate
• jimmy
• separate
• detach
• hoist
• disengage
• shift
• uplift
• break up
• part
• disjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• join
• connect

2

as in to yank

to draw out by force or with effort

a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pull
• yank
• extract
• pluck
• remove
• uproot
• tear (out)
• prize
• wrest
• take (out)
• wring
• withdraw
• root (out)
• corkscrew
• mine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insert
• install
• instill
• implant
• stuff
• jam
• ram
• wedge
• cram

pry

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verb (2)

as in to interfere

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

don't go prying into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfere
• poke
• mess
• snoop
• intervene
• intrude
• meddle
• obtrude
• butt in
• intermeddle
• nose
• interlope
• intercede
• invade
• muck (about or around)
• encroach
• interpose
• tamper
• trespass
• fool
• infringe
• play
• chisel (in)
• fiddle
• monkey
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• ignore
• shun
• eschew
• disregard
• overlook
• neglect